Some of the most frequent words in a Kerala home have no single English match. ചുമ്മാ (chumma) can mean for no reason, just joking, free, or doing nothing. ശരി (sheri) can mean okay, right, fine or enough. In this episode: • Chumma: no reason, just, free, idle • Sheri: okay, right, fine, enough • Kuzhappamilla and saaramilla • Pinne: then, later, of course, so • Entho: something, somehow • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ചുമ്മാ പറഞ്ഞതാ (chumma paranjathaa) = I was only joking, I said it for nothing ഇത് ചുമ്മാ കിട്ടി (ithu chumma kitti) = I got this for free ഞാൻ ചുമ്മാ ഇരിക്കുവാ (njaan chumma irikkuvaa) = I'm just sitting around, doing nothing ചുമ്മാ ഇരിക്ക് (chumma irikku) = just sit still, stop fidgeting ശരി (sheri) = okay, said short and falling, agreeing ശരിയാ (sheriyaa) = that's right, true ഇത് ശരിയല്ല (ithu sheriyalla) = this isn't right, this isn't fair ശരി ശരി (sheri sheri) = okay, okay, I get it, enough ശരിയായി (sheriyaayi) = it's sorted, it worked എന്നാൽ ശരി (ennaal sheri) = okay then, said when wrapping up കുഴപ്പമില്ല, ഞാൻ ചെയ്യാം (kuzhappamilla, njaan cheyyaam) = no problem, I'll do it എങ്ങനെയുണ്ട്? കുഴപ്പമില്ല (enganeyundu? kuzhappamilla) = how is it? not bad, it's okay ഭക്ഷണം കുഴപ്പമില്ല (bhakshanam kuzhappamilla) = the food is fair, not great കുഴപ്പമുണ്ടോ? (kuzhappamundo?) = is that a problem? is that okay? സാരമില്ല (saaramilla) = never mind, it doesn't matter. Use it to comfort. ഗ്ലാസ് പൊട്ടി. സാരമില്ല (glass potti. saaramilla) = the glass broke. Never mind. Learn Spoken Malayalam at Home: a complete course in everyday spoken Malayalam for English speakers. Native Malayalam pronunciation, every phrase in Malayalam script, Manglish and English, plus a language bridge comparing Malayalam with other world languages. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.